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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have empowered humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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